{"product_id":"arousing-the-goddess-tim-ward-9780972635738","title":"Arousing the Goddess: Sex and Love in the Buddhist Ruins of India","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"[T]he only subjective account of a mystical experience induced during ritual tantric sex ever written. That Ward experienced it, and that this experience was profound, there seems little reason to doubt. . . . Diabolically funny at times, this is also a brave, wise, and brilliant book.\"--\u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is . . . about learning. Its great strength, aside from its finely crafted prose, is Ward's honesty about what he learned . . . The process of acquiring wisdom provides the narrative with its dramatic muscle . . . risky, bracing stuff.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTim Ward spent six years in the Orient wandering the Dharma trail. He visited temples and monasteries, desert ashrams, and mountain top holy places, seeking out monks and mystics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this, his third and most sensual book, Tim falls in love with Sabina, who has come to India to research the temptation of the Buddha by Mara (Hinduism's devil) and his three daughters. The Buddha overcame his final temptation, in the moment before Enlightenment, by touching the earth beneath him, and asking the Earth to bear witness to his Realization. The Earth Goddess rose in his defense. For her thesis, Sabina must record and photograph rare Buddhist statues bearing this scene. Tim accompanies her as her assistant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mixture of sex, love, coming of age, and Buddhism, \u003ci\u003eArousing the Goddess \u003c\/i\u003eis filled with humor and recognition of the absurdities of life. It has been praised for its honesty and insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Ward\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eWhat the Buddha Never Taught\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a best-seller in Canada, and a Book of the Month selection in the United States. He has written for a variety of publications, including \u003ci\u003eReader's Digest, The Toronto Globe and Mail, Common Boundary Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and several \u003ci\u003eTraveler's Tales \u003c\/i\u003eanthologies. He is president of Intermedia Communications Training, Inc., in Maryland where he lives with his -family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Ward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0972635734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780972635738\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Monkfish Book Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.24w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2003 pg. 73","brand":"Tim Ward","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947512496383,"sku":"9780972635738","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_6c8ca713-d2ad-4a51-80a2-80ce5b210100.jpg?v=1681519166","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/arousing-the-goddess-tim-ward-9780972635738","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}